The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.


IL the Senate on the 10th petitions were
presented for reduction of internal revenue and
in regard to the pending Interstate Commerce
| bill. The Senate concurred in the House amend
ments to the bill 10 provide lands for the Indians
! in severalty and then took up the Interstate
/ Commerce bill. Senators Beck and Cullom
spoke at length in favor of the conference re-
port and Senator Stanford againstit. After an ex-
executive session the Senate adjourned. In the
House, after the receipt of a communication
from the Secretary Of the Treasury in reply to
the resolution asking for an Interpretation OF
the tariff law respecting the duty on fish, bills
were introduced, among them a bill by Mr.. Nor
rill. Of Kansas, to place lumber and salt on the
free list and by Mr. Peters, of Kansas, author
izing the erection of public buildings in towns
where the gross receipts of the Government are
$4,000. The floor was then given to the
District of Columbia CoIsmittee and after the
passage of several district measures the House
adjourned.
THE Senate on the 11th took up, amended
and passed the House bill for the relief OF set
tiers and purchasers Of land in Kansas and Ne
braska. The bill appropriates $4,000 to REIN
burse those who had to pay the Northern Kan
sas railroad for their lands. At twelve clock
the Senate resumed consideration of the Inter
state Commerce bill, debate on which continued
until adjournment %. In the House committees
reported and the bill appropriating money TO
purchse a site and erect a public building at
Charleston. s. c., was considered. In Commit
tee Of the Whole the House took up the bill
creating a Department of Agriculture and La
Dor. and the bill was finally reported to the
House and passed. The bill to amend the act
to establish the Bureau of Animal Industry was
taken up and debated until adjournment
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Hoar re-
ported the bill to extend the time for fling
claims in the Court of Claims, under the French
SpoliatiOn act, twelve months Mr.. Allison re-
ported back appropriation bill with amend
mcnts. The bill amending the statutes in
regard to the renting or selling OF Govern
ment property was taken up and passed.
Debate on the Interstate Commerce bill
was then resumed and continued
until adjournment. ... In the House, after
routine work, the special order, the Edmunds
Anti-Poygamy bill and Mr.. fuckers substitute,
then came up, and after lengthy debate the
substitute was agreed to- and the bill as amend
ed passed without division, only eight mem
bcrs rising To demand the yeas and nays. Ad-
journed.
IL the Senate on the 18th committees re
ported and Mr.. Vests resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish full and
complete statement in itemZed accounts of
prosecutions OF criminal cases in State courts
by Federal officials from July !, 1879 to De-
ccmbCr /, 1895, and the amount paid them,
munds so rs to include civil cases and then
adopted. Debate on the Interstate Commerce
bill was then resumed, and occupied most OF
the day. The Senate disagreed to the House
amendment to the AntiPOlygamy bill and
conference was appointed Adjourned. In
the House after routine business. the bill passed
| amending the law regulating the removal Of
! causes from State to Federal courts by increas-
! ing the amount from 500 to 5000, and making
| other restrictions Gs to removing such causes,
| among them dcpriyinG United States District
Courts Of jurisdiction in civil suits between cor
| poratiOns and the citizen of a State. The bill
also passed providing for the bringing Of suits
against the Government Adjourned.
| AFTER the Senate had disposed of pre-
| iminary work on the 18th the conference report
| on the bill making an annual appropriation to
| provide arms and equipments for the militia,
reducing the appropriation from $4,000 to
! 100000, was agreed to and the conference re-
| port on the Interstate Commerce dill was
again taken up and the debate was resumed
| and continued until near midnight, when
| vote was finally reached and the report was
| agreed 10 and the bill passed by 43 yeas TO ID
| NAYS Adjourned till Monday .... In the House
the day was devoted to the private calendar.
| The conference reports on the Electoral Count
bill and the bin increasing the appropriation
for a public building at Fort Scott, Kan to $l0-
eco was agreed to. Many private bills were CON
! sidCrcd in Committee of the Whole and passed,
| and -. the evening session twenty-four pension
| bills passed.